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Extraordinary people. Controversial figures. Legendary characters. Real, myth, or somewhere in between.
We examine the history, the myths, and the reputations. You decide the verdict.
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Elizabeth Siddal: Tragic Muse or Forgotten Artist?
October 21, 2026
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2025 Archive
- Series Introduction
- Count of Saint Germain: The Immortal Alchemist?
- Aleister Crowley: The Wickedest Man in the World?
- Joan of Arc: The Saint Who Burned
- Rasputin: The Mad Monk of Russia?
- Hypatia of Alexandria: The Philosopher Martyred by Zealotry?
- Helena Blavatsky: Mother of Theosophy, Mystic or Con?
- Gilles de Rais: Joan's Comrade Turned Infamous Killer?
- John Dee: Occultist and Advisor to Queen Elizabeth I
- 🌹 Merlin: The Legendary Wizard of Arthur's Court
- Paracelsus: A Physician, Alchemist, Rebel Healer
- Baba Vanga: The Blind Bulgarian Prophet
- Count Alessandro di Cagliostro: The Charlatan or Magus of the 1700s?
- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa: Author of Three Books of Occult Philosophy
- The Cathar mystics: Heretics or Keepers of Secret Wisdom?
- Madame de Montespan: Mistress and Witchcraft Scandals at Court
- Pythagoras: Mathematician, Mystic, Cult Leader?
- 🌹 Goddess of Witches: Feared and Revered
- Simon Magus: Sorcerer Who Challenged the Apostles
- Emanuel Swedenborg: Scientist Turned Visionary Mystic
- Elizabeth Báthory: The Blood Countess
- Apollonius of Tyana: Saintly Sage or Pagan Sorcerer?
- Giordano Bruno: Burned for Cosmic Heresy
- Sibyl Oracles: Prophetesses of Ancient Rome and Greece
- 🌹 Crow Mother Kachina — Feared and Holy Spirit of the Hopi
- Gilles Garnier: The Werewolf of the Jura
- Marie Laveau: The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans
- 🌹 Salem Witches: Famous Names from the Trials
- Vlad the Impaler: Dracula's Bloody Inspiration?
- Hypnos and Morpheus: Gods of Sleep, Dreams, and Feared Powers
- Éliphas Lévi: The Occultist Who Reinvented Baphomet
- Catherine de' Medici: Queen, Poisoner, and Occult Dabbler
- Hermes Trismegistus: Mythic Sage and Founder of Alchemy
- Jeanne des Anges: The Possessed Nun of Loudun
- Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom or Master of Words?
- Doctor Faustus: The Scholar Who Bargained With the Devil
- Mother Shipton: England’s Prophetess of Fire, Flood, and Fate
- The Borgias: A Papal Dynasty of Power, Poison, and Politics
- John Dee and Edward Kelley: Angel Magic and the Enochian Vision
- Erzsébet Nádasdy: Associated with Báthory
- Jack Parsons: Rocket Scientist and Occultist
- 🌹 Witches of Scotland: The North Berwick Trials
- Cain: Biblical Murderer, Archetype of Infamy
- The Inquisition: Infamous Enforcers of Faith
- Origen: Heretic or Church Father?
- Lady Hester Stanhope: Desert Prophetess and Eccentric Mystic
- Apuleius: Author of The Golden Ass, Magician on Trial
- The Fox Sisters: Spiritualist Mediums, Frauds or Visionaries?
- Black Elk: Native Visionary
- Socrates: Philosopher Condemned as Corrupter
- Simon Peter: Apostle, Saint, and Flawed Man
- 🌹 Krampus: Infamous Christmas Demon
- 🌹 Santa Claus / Saint Nicholas: The Man, the Myth, and the Magic
- 🌹 The Witch of Endor: Biblical Necromancer
- 🌹Hecate: Goddess of Witches, Feared and Revered
2026 Archive
- Hildegard of Bingen: Visionary Nun & Composer
- Cain and Abel: First Fracture of Brotherhood & Moral Choice
- Lilith: Demoness or Goddess of Freedom?
- 🌹 The Green Man: Pagan Spirit? Famous, Infamous, Eternal?
- Judas Iscariot: Traitor or Necessary Catalyst?
- Pontius Pilate: Coward, Judge, or Political Pawn?
- Cleopatra: Seductress Myth or Strategic Genius?
- Niccolò Machiavelli: Teacher of Evil or Realist of Power?
- Michael Servetus: Heretic, Scientist, or Martyr?
- Girolamo Savonarola: Prophet or Fanatic?
- 🌹 St Patrick: Slave, Missionary, and Symbol of Ireland?
- Roger Bacon: Occultist Monk or Father of Experimental Science?
- Mary Magdalene: Saint, Sinner, or Suppressed Disciple?
- Persephone: Queen of the Underworld or Goddess of Spring?
- Odin: Wise Father or Dangerous Seeker of Knowledge?
- Saint Francis of Assisi: Devout Saint or Radical Mystic?
- Gaia: Living Earth or Forgotten Goddess?
- 🌹 The Green Woman: Fertility Spirit, Goddess, or Forgotten Power?
- Jakob Böhme: Shoemaker, Mystic, or Visionary of God?
- Anne Hutchinson: Heretic or Prophet of Conscience?
- John Calvin: Architect of Faith or Tyrant of Doctrine?
- Giuseppe Garibaldi: Freedom Fighter or Political Opportunist?
- Voltaire: Champion of Reason or Arrogant Elitist?
- Baruch Spinoza: Excommunicated Thinker or Father of Modern Ethics?
- Thomas Paine: Voice of Liberty or Dangerous Radical?
- Søren Kierkegaard: Faithful Believer or Existential Rebel?
- Julius Caesar: Tyrant or Visionary Leader?
- Augustus: Restorer of Peace or Master of Control?
- Napoleon Bonaparte: Military Genius or Delusional Despot?
- Queen Victoria: Stabilizing Symbol or Imperial Figure Head?
- Genghis Khan: Brutal Conquerer or Unifier of Nations?
- 🌹 Special: Robin Hood: Thief or Folk Hero?
- Edgar Cayce: Sleeping Prophet or Mystic Dreamer?
- Rumi: Poet of God or Mystic for All Humanity?
- 🌹 Astrology: Science, Superstition, or a Language of Symbols?
- Marsilio Ficino: Physician of the Soul or Interpreter of the Stars?
- Meister Eckhart: Heretic or Enlightened Preacher?
- Teresa of Ávila: Saint, Mystic, or Rebel of the Church?
- 🌹 Special: Marilyn Monroe: Manufactured Bombshell or Brilliant Businesswoman?
- 🌹 Michael Mästlin: Keeper of the Old Heavens or Teacher of the New Cosmos
- Oct 7: Faust: Knowledge Seeker or Damned Soul
- 🌹 Oct 14: Dracula: Monster or Cultural Shadow
- Oct 21: Elizabeth Siddal: Tragic Muse or Forgotten Artist?
- 🌹Oct 28: Special: Stephen King: Creator of Fear or a Contradiction of Darkness and Light?
- Nov 4: Sir Lancelot: Camelot's Greatest Knight or Greatest Betrayer?
- Nov 11: J. Robert Oppenheimer: Destroyer of Worlds or Tragic Genius?
- Nov 18: 🌹💋 Famous or Infamous returns...
The story is ours to tell. The verdict belongs to you. 🌹